Combined bedpan and mattress



A. M. HARPER 5ept. 30 1924.

COMBINED 'BEDPAN AND MATTRESS Filed May 8. 1923 Patented Sept. 39, 1924-.

stares AGUSTA M. HARPER, F SAFFORD, ARIZONA.

COMBINED BEDPAN AND MATTRESS.

Application filed. May 8,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, AcUsrA M. IIARPER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Safford, in the county of Graham and State of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Bedpans and Mattresses; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en 0 able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a mattress for individuals confined to bed and unable to leave the same to attend to natural functions, and

has for its object the provision of a mattress having an opening formed therein to receive a pan, and which opening is normally filled by a block constituting in effecta section of the mattress, said opening and block being covered by a flap and a sanitary pad, the 'latter being detachable to admit of its laundering when required.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application:

Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a mattress embodying the invention, the flap and sanitary pad being thrown back to expose the pan which is disposed in the opening formed, in the mattress,

Figure 2 is a sectional detail with the block filling the opening of the mattress and the flap and pad extending over and covering the block and opening, and

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the pan. I

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the body of the mattress in which is formed an opening 2. A block 3 and a pan 4 are adapted to be disposed in the opening 2, the block 3 being rechanges in the form, proportion and minor' 1923. Serial No. 637,609.

moved when the pan 4 is placed in the opening and vice versa. The block 3 constitutes in effect a removable section of the mattress and normally forms a part thereof and comprises a cover and a filling.

A flap 5 is provided to cover the opening 2 and the block 3 and conceal the same, and this flap is preferably stitched at one end to the mattress and is detachably connected to the mattress by snaps or other separable fastenings 6. The flap 5 may be of any construction and may consist of a strip of the same material as that covering the mattress so as not to attract attention and the flap may be lined or otherwise reinforced. A sanitary pad 7 is detachably connected to the underside of the flap 5 so as to be removed to be laundered should occasion require. WVhen the block 3 is removed and the pan 4 placed in position, the flap 5 and pad 7 may be folded so as to provide a sup port for the patient and cover the upper portion of the pan and form a cushion therefor. Separable fastenings 8 are utilized as means for detachably connecting the pad 7 to the flap 5.

The pan 4 is of a size to snugly fit the opening 2 and is formed with an outer flange 9 at its top to overlap the portion of the mattress bordering upon the opening 2. A cover 10 extends over an end portion of the pan and is depressed intermediate the sides of the pan to conform approximately to the outline of the person and add to the comfort of the one using the pan. A lid 11 is hinged to the pan and is adapted to swing downward and overlap the mattress below the opening and form a protector.

What is claimed is:

A mattress having an opening formed therein to receive a pan or a block, a flap adapted to extend over and cover the opening and attached at one edge to the mattress and adapted to be detachably attached at points in its length to the mattress, and a sanitary pad detachably connected to the underside of the flap.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AGUS'IA M. HARPER. Witnesses L. M. HIGGINS, H. L. PAYNE, 

